Alf27

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How long is a piece of string ? So to answer your question, how long per day do you intend to cruise, will you be stopping & looking around the places you pass through, will you cruise even in heavy rain or wind, will you be ice breaking during the winter ????? So it will take as long (or short) as you want to make it !

If anyone is in the area of Audlem this Thursday, full details - http://www.audlem.org/newsroom/headlines/give-crt-your-views.html

Go on, try it yourself, you never know you may be a natural !

Once found that a new vibration was caused by an engine mounting coming loose causing the prop coupling to rattle

Park Farm Moorings, about a mile Barbridge side of Stanthorne Lock on the offside, contact Peter Oakes on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/peter.oakes.90?fref=hovercard

Even in wide locks boats can get jammed by fenders if sharing with another boat, seen it & only just managed to avoid them getting serious damage !

Yes 12v, but on a boat with normal charging systems sometimes running up to 14.8 or 15volts they may not take the higher voltage, ideally look for bulbs with a voltage range of 5 to 30 volts to guard against premature failure.

Looking at it from another angle, if you reduce the voltage, will the light get dimmer ?

Many years ago saw a sign on the Thames above Newbridge " Mooring £25 per night" at the bottom of the sign had been written in felt tip "IOU £50" !

Try www.fortimber.demon.co.uk - Richard Potter in Nantwich good range of products.

Weed used to talk to the Flower Pot Men !

Wot he said, well done !

Now getting to the serious point, did the volocky on Hatton say anything to you about dropping paddles ?? Getting coat !!